Richard Peters (Continental Congress)

Richard Peters (22 June 1744-22 August 1828) was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783, as well as a US federal judge.

Biography
Richard Peters was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1744, the son of English immigrant and lawyer William Peters. He became a lawyer in 1763 and served as Admiralty Register of Philadelphia from 1771 to 1776, and he sided with the Patriot cause during the American Revolutionary War. He became a good friend and benefactor of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and he served in the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783. He served in the State House of Representatives from 1787 to 1790, and he served in the State Senate from 1791 to 1792. From 1792 to 1828, he served as a federal judge, and he died in office.